An Easy DIY Thanksgiving Craft for the Kids (or the Birds)!

Published November 21, 2012

We like to theme our animal enrichments around the holidays A LOT. Not only is it a fun side project for our staff, but also gives us the opportunity to re-purpose and recycle materials that otherwise would have been discarded.

Sugar showing off her cardboard turkey!

One of our favorite materials to use for these enrichment items is cardboard! This year, we decided to make some special cardboard turkeys for our birds to play with. If not being used by birds to sharpen their beaks, these turkeys also make for some festive decorations!

Margaret went right into destruction mode. She can't resist chomping on those wooden beads!

But these playful turkeys aren't just for our birds - they are an easy do-it-yourself project for anyone looking for some Thanksgiving craft fun! Follow the instructions below to make your own!

Cardboard Turkey

Materials:

Cardboard cut into wedges, we used two per turkey

Popsicle sticks, if you are purchasing these we suggest going for the colored variety